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不意をつく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
不意をつく
BOOST
Reading : ふいをつく   
expression, 'ku' godan verb
to take by surprise  (see also: 不意を討つ)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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不意をつく is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 159,000 (about 497,000 results)
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Example sentences:
そのニュース
かれ
ふい
不意
をついた

The news took him by surprise.
不意を突く
BOOST
Reading : ふいをつく   
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 211,000 (about 179,000 results)
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不意を衝く
BOOST
Reading : ふいをつく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 249,000 (about 12,100 results)
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フ   ブ    not   
イ    idea   
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オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
シン   こころ heart   
トツ   つ to poke   
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ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ショウ    collide   
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コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆ    い to go   おこな to take place   
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step
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
ジュウ   チョウ   おも heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
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